Embedded PHP does not execute or render

Question

I have a PHP page like this:

<?
... Some PHP code here ...
?>
<html>
    <head>
        <script>
            ... Some JavaScript code here ...
            <?= $someVariable ?>
            ... Some more JavaScript code here ...
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    </body>
</html>

The thing is that the code:

<?= $someVariable ?>

Appears unchanged in the resulting HTML: its not executed or rendered. However, the initial PHP section executes normally (I verified this fact by adding "echo" calls in the first PHP block).

Since PHP 5.4.0, `=` is always available. – Lawrence Cherone Sep 22 '12 at 23:34 — Lawrence Cherone, Sep 22 '12 at 23:34

Ozerich · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-22T23:36:41.197

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Use full syntax <?php ... ?>

If you have PHP lower than 5.4 you can enable in php.ini shorttag set "short_open_tag" to "On"

From PHP 5.4 you can use shortags, regardless of shorttags settings

edited Sep 22 '12 at 23:36

answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:30

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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You're using a feature called Short Tags, which is often disabled by default. Replace those tags with <?php print $someVariable ?> or enable short tags.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:30

Eli

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:59

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<?php echo $someVariable; ?>

answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:59

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Embedded PHP does not execute or render

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